City Council
City of Fort Bragg
Meeting Agenda
416 N Franklin Street
Fort Bragg, CA 95437
Phone: (707) 961-2823
Fax: (707) 961-2802
THE FORT BRAGG CITY COUNCIL MEETS CONCURRENTLY
AS THE FORT BRAGG MUNICIPAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
NO. 1 AND THE FORT BRAGG REDEVELOPMENT SUCCESSOR
AGENCY
Town Hall, 363 N. Main Street
and Via Video Conference
Monday, September 22, 2025 6:00 PM
AMENDED
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL
COUNCILMEMBERS PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
Councilmembers are reminded that pursuant to the Council policy regarding use of electronic devices during public meetings adopted on November 28, 2022, all cell phones are to be turned off and there shall be no electronic communications during the meeting. All e-communications such as texts or emails from members of the public received during a meeting are to be forwarded to the City Clerk after the meeting is adjourned.
ZOOM WEBINAR INVITATION
This meeting is being presented in a hybrid format, both in person at Town Hall and via Zoom.
You are invited to a Zoom webinar.
When: Sep 22, 2025 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada) Topic: City Council Meeting
Join from PC, Mac, iPad, or Android:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88377374654
or Telephone: Dial 1 669 444 9171 US (*6 mute/unmute, *9 raise hand) Webinar ID: 883 7737 4654
To speak during public comment portions of the agenda via zoom, please join the meeting and use the raise hand feature when the Mayor or Acting Mayor calls for public comment on the item you wish to address.
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
AGENDA REVIEW
1. MAYOR’S RECOGNITIONS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing October 5-11, 2025 as Banned Book Week
1A. 25-394
Attachments: 22-Banned Books
Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing September 21-27, 2025 as Stormwater Awareness Week
1B. 25-393
Attachments: 20-Stormwater Awareness Week
Presentation of Proclamation Recognizing September 15 - October 15, 2025 as Hispanic Heritage Month
1C. 25-395
Attachments: 21-Hispanic Heritage Month
2. PUBLIC COMMENTS ON: (1) NON-AGENDA, (2) CONSENT CALENDAR & (3)
CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
MANNER OF ADDRESSING THE CITY COUNCIL: All remarks and questions shall be addressed to the City Council; no discussion or action will be taken pursuant to the Brown Act. No person shall speak without being recognized by the Mayor or Acting Mayor. Public comments are restricted to three (3) minutes per speaker.
TIME ALLOTMENT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS: Thirty (30) minutes shall be allotted to receiving public comments. If necessary, the Mayor or Acting Mayor may allot an additional 30 minutes to public comments after Conduct of Business to allow those who have not yet spoken to do so. Any citizen, after being recognized by the Mayor or Acting Mayor, may speak on any topic that may be a proper subject for discussion before the City Council for such period of time as the Mayor or Acting Mayor may determine is appropriate under the circumstances of the particular meeting, including number of persons wishing to speak or the complexity of a particular topic. Time limitations shall be set without regard to a speaker’s point of view or the content of the speech, as long as the speaker’s comments are not disruptive of the meeting.
BROWN ACT REQUIREMENTS: The Brown Act does not allow action or discussion on items not on the agenda (subject to narrow exceptions). This will limit the Council's response to questions and requests made during this comment period.
WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS: Written public comments received after agenda publication are forwarded to the Councilmembers as soon as possible after receipt and are available for inspection at City Hall, 416 N. Franklin St, Fort Bragg, during normal business hours. All comments after 2 PM on the day of the meeting will become a permanent part of the agenda packet on the day after the meeting or as soon thereafter as possible, except comments that are in an unrecognized file type or too large to be uploaded to the City's agenda software. Public comments may be submitted to [email protected].
3. STAFF COMMENTS
4. MATTERS FROM COUNCILMEMBERS
5. CONSENT CALENDAR
All items under the Consent Calendar will be acted upon in one motion unless a Councilmember requests that an individual item be taken up under Conduct of Business.
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Adopt City Council Resolution of the City of Fort Bragg Establishing an Entertainment Zone for City-Approved Events
5A. 25-406
RESO Entertainment Zone
Att 1 - Exhibit A
Attachments:
Adopt a City Council Resolution of the City of Fort Bragg Approving the Employment Agreement with Eric Swift to Serve as Interim Chief of Police and Authorizing City Manager to Execute Agreement
5B. 25-412
RESO Interim Police Chief
Att 1- Exhibit A Interim Police Chief Contract
Public Comment
Attachments:
5C. 25-396 Approve Minutes of May 27, 2025
Attachments: CC MINS 20250527
5D. 25-403 Approve Minutes of Special Closed Session of June 9, 2025 Attachments: SCC MINS 20250609
5E. 25-402 Approve Minutes of Special Closed Session of June 23, 2025 Attachments: SCC MINS 20250623
5F. 25-401 Approve Minutes of September 8, 2025
Attachments: CC MINS 20250908
6. DISCLOSURE OF EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS ON AGENDA ITEMS
7. PUBLIC HEARING
When a Public Hearing has been underway for a period of 60 minutes, the Council must vote on whether to continue with the hearing or to continue the hearing to another meeting.
Receive Report, Conduct Public Hearing, and Consider Approval of Resolution of the City Council of the City of Fort Bragg and the Municipal Improvement District Authorizing Request to Connect Out-of-District Property Located at 31250 Cedar Street to City Sewer
7A. 25-400
09222025 Out-of-MID Sewer Request Report
Att 1 - RESO Out-of-MID Sewer
Att 2 - Map of Sewer Requests 2024
Att 3 - LAFCO Instructions Email
Att 4 - Request and Appeal_Redacted
Att 5 - Hearing Notice
Attachments:
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8. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS
8A. 25-405 Police Chief Recruitment Process Overview & Feedback Recruitment Presentation
Att 1 - Flyer FB Police Chief Recruitment Town Hall
Attachments:
Economic Development Strategy Overview (Phase:1) - Presentation by Kosmont
8B. 25-408
Presentation - Executive Summary
Att 1 - Economic Development Report- Phase 1
Attachments:
Receive Report and Adopt City Council Resolution of the City of Fort Bragg Authorizing Application to the State's Prohousing Designation Program and Committing to Advance Housing Solutions for our Community 8C. 25-409
09222025 Prohousing Staff Report
Att 1 - RESO Prohousing
Att 2 - Prohousing Application Self Scoring Sheet
Attachments:
Receive Report and Adopt City Council Resolution Approving Professional Services Agreements Amendment 1 with Schaaf & Wheeler to Provide 100% Design Plans and Specifications for seven (7) Trash Capture Devices, Project PWP-00119, Approving Budget Amendment 2025/26-6 and Authorizing City Manager to Execute Contract (Amount Not to Exceed $205,727.00); CEQA Exemption 15301(c)
8D. 25-404
09222025 SWTCD 100% Design Report
Att 1 - RESO TCD Schaaf & Wheeler Amendment
Att 2 - Budget Amendment 2025/26-6
Att 3 - Trash Capture Technical Memo
Att 4 - S&H Quote
Attachments:
9. CLOSED SESSION
ADJOURNMENT
The adjournment time for all Council meetings is no later than 10:00 p.m. If the Council is still in session at 10:00 p.m., the Council may continue the meeting upon majority vote.
NEXT REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING:
6:00 P.M., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2025
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I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I am employed by the City of Fort Bragg and that I caused this agenda to be posted in the City Hall notice case on September 19, 2025. _______________________________________________
Diana Paoli
City Clerk
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC:
DISTRIBUTION OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOLLOWING AGENDA PACKET DISTRIBUTION:
• Materials related to an item on this Agenda submitted to the Council/District/Agency after distribution of the agenda packet are available for public inspection upon making reasonable arrangements with the City Clerk for viewing same during normal business hours.
• Such documents are also available on the City of Fort Bragg’s website at https://city.fortbragg.com subject to staff’s ability to post the documents before the meeting.
ADA NOTICE AND HEARING IMPAIRED PROVISIONS:
It is the policy of the City of Fort Bragg to offer its public programs, services and meetings in a manner that is readily accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities. Upon request, this agenda will be made available in appropriate alternative formats to persons with disabilities.
If you need assistance to ensure your full participation, please contact the City Clerk at (707) 961-2823. Notification 48 hours in advance of any need for assistance will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility.
This notice is in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (28 CFR, 35.102-35.104 ADA Title II).
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